China News Service, July 9th, according to the official WeChat news of the Propaganda Department of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, the Hubei Provincial Emergency Management Department was informed that the Hubei Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters is scheduled to upgrade the flood control level Ⅲ emergency response to level Ⅱ at 15:00 on July 9. Emergency Response.

Data map: Hubei firefighters perform rescue missions. Photo by Wu Bohao

  Since entering the plum on June 8th, Hubei Province has suffered seven consecutive rounds of heavy rainfall. The average rainfall in the province is 553.3 millimeters. The average rainfall in 14 cities and states including Wuhan and Huanggang exceeds 400 millimeters, of which Huanggang, Huangshi, Xiantao, Wuhan, Ezhou and Xianning The Qianjiang River is more than 600 millimeters, and many provinces in the province have been severely affected.

  At 8:00 on July 9, the Yangtze River Jianli to Jiujiang Station exceeded the warning level. Among them, the Lianhuatang Station was close to the guaranteed water level; the Hanjiang Hanchuan Station exceeded the warning water level; the Fushuiyang New Station, Changhu, and Futou Lake Super Guaranteed, Hanbeihe Tianmen Station, Liangzi Lake and Honghu Lake are close to the guaranteed water level; five cities including Wuhan, Ezhou, Xiantao, Huanggang, and Qianjiang have launched flood control level II emergency response.

  According to meteorological predictions, the rainy season in Hubei Province will continue. On July 10, moderate to heavy rains in the south and east, and local heavy rain in southeastern Hubei. On July 11-12, there is a more pronounced precipitation process in the central and western regions. In view of the continued heavy rainfall, the water level of rivers, lakes and reservoirs is at a higher level, and the flood control situation in the province is more severe. According to the provisions of the "Hubei Province Flood Control and Drought Relief Emergency Plan", after research, the provincial defense designated to upgrade the flood control level III emergency response to level II emergency response at 15:00 on July 9.